Case materials — Import value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Case materials — Import value was 2,496 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Import value in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for case materials — import value in Lesotho is 2,496 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import value in Lesotho peaked at 4,451 1000 USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,035 1000 USD, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Case materials — Import value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,035 1000 USD | — |
| 2010 | 1,254 1000 USD | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 1,134 1000 USD | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 3,676 1000 USD | +224.2% |
| 2013 | 2,776 1000 USD | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 2,776 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,776 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,776 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,987 1000 USD | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 3,987 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,451 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 2,265 1000 USD | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 3,845 1000 USD | +69.8% |
| 2022 | 3,272 1000 USD | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 1,315 1000 USD | -59.8% |
| 2024 | 2,496 1000 USD | +89.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,496 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,986 1000 USD, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,496 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,462 1000 USD, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Case materials — Import value in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +224.2% | 1,134 1000 USD | 3,676 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,035 1000 USD | 1,035 1000 USD | 1,035 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,959 1000 USD | 1,134 1000 USD | 4,451 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,639 1000 USD | 1,315 1000 USD | 3,845 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 143 China, Hong Kong SAR 2,684 1000 USD compare
- 144 Afghanistan 2,641 1000 USD compare
- 145 Togo 2,626 1000 USD compare
- 147 Ethiopia 2,429 1000 USD compare
- 148 Guinea 2,017 1000 USD compare
- 149 Saint Lucia 1,803 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import value in Lesotho?
- Case materials — import value in Lesotho was 2,496 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,451 1000 USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest case materials — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 1000 USD in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for case materials — import value?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Case materials — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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